Magazine For Ammunition For Automatic Weapons

ABSTRACT

An ammunition magazine for automatic and semi-automatic weapons, in particular for AK47s, AK 74, AR-15, M-16, with gauges 7,62×39; 5,45×39 and 5,56×45, which can be used in the military industry. The magazine makes it possible to fit up to 100 pieces ammunition of four lines, providing a work without a hitch.The object of the invention is solved by two concentric ribs of the adjacent walls on the front and rear wall inside of the housing, arranged in the same plane, which serve as guides and which move a two-step telescopic feeder mechanism. On the backside of the feeder mechanism, his both parts are provided with arched surfaces comprising grooves and ribs, which are concentric with the rear wall, carrying out the leading of the feeder mechanism.The magazine contains a housing (1), having a front and a rear wall (2) and (3), on the inner sides of which are ribs (4) and (5). In the housing (1) is placed a feeder mechanism (6), consisting of a base (7) and a top feeder (8), in front of which are grooves (11) and (12), which run on a rib (4). These grooves end with arched surfaces (7′) and (8′), concentric with the arcs of the rib (5) and the wall (3) in which are made grooves (9) and (10) and ribs (10′). The rib (5) moves along the groove (9), along the rib (10′), and along the rear wall (3).

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a magazine for ammunition for weapons, arrangedin four rows of ammunition, designed for automatic submission ofammunition in automatic and semi-automatic weapons. It can be used inthe military industry.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There is a noted magazine for automatic weapons “Suomi” with four-rowdisposal of ammunition in the magazine. At its upper end the body of themagazine ends in a form that facilitates the passage of the cartridgesfrom the four lines in one row. The disadvantage of this magazine isthat the ammunition goes out only in a row, which makes it unsuitablefor modern automatic weapons.

Known is also a magazine for submission of ammunition comprising ahousing with a feed device, pushed by a spring snap on the bottom of thehousing. The supply box has a volume allowing multilayer loading ofammunition. At its upper end on the walls of the housing there are fixedspacers with rhomboid shape, forcing the ammunition arranging in tworows by pushing it into the upper end of the magazine. Patent RU No.2158890.

Another noted magazine for an automatic weapon can store ammunition infour rows, and comprise a housing, the upper end of which is narrowed toreduce the ammunition in two rows. The inner walls of the housing areflat. In the housing is placed a feeder mechanism which moves freelybetween the walls of the housing using a main and an auxiliary spring,restrained between the feeder mechanism and the bottom of the magazine,and the leading of this feeder mechanism within the housing is effectedby two guide plates freely located in it. It consists of two parts—topand bottom feeders. In the body of the lower feeders is situated acylinder with a hole. In the body of the upper feeders is shaped acylinder which enters into this hole. Between the lower and upperfeeders is also restrained a spring and a flat plate bent in an arc isplaced too. Both parts of the feeder mechanism are leading by this plateinterposed between the top and bottom feeders. Furthermore, the secondspring in the magazine, which is in immediate contact with the bottomfeeders and ends with tapered cup of metal which also contributes tokeeping the feeder mechanism into the housing. U.S. Pat. No. 13,071,990.

The device works as follows: the ammunitions are arranged in the housingthrough the upper feeders by first shrinking the spring between thelower and upper feeders. Following the reduction of this spring, bottomfeeders begin to shrink the main spring and the ammunitions pass in fourlines in the enlarged part of the housing. By launching the movement isbackwards.

A disadvantage of this magazine is the leading of the feeder mechanismin the magazine housing and the leading between the two parts of thefeeder mechanism—to each other, the top to the bottom feeders. By usingthey can stick because of the unreliable leading and the gun jams.Another weakness of this magazine is more the difficult disassemblingand assembling, when it is necessary to implement maintenance for theweapon because of the majority of springs which give a solid resistancewhen performing these operations.

The object of the invention is to provide a magazine for ammunition forautomatic and semi-automatic weapons, which ensures a secure guidance ofthe two-feeder mechanism in the body of the housing and a secureguidance between the two conducting parts (feeder)—to one another, theupper feeders to the bottom feeders.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is determined by a magazine for ammunition forautomatic weapons, arranged in four rows, comprising: a housing, theupper end of which is narrowed to reduce ammunition from four into tworows. The front and rear walls of the housing are formed in arc with acertain radiuses, which are concentric. Between the front and rear wallsof the housing into its interior space, in the form of concentric arcsof the adjacent sides, are attached a front and a rear rib, which arelocated in the same plane. A telescopic feeder mechanism is placed inthe housing, whose leading accomplishes on the front and rear rib and onthe rear wall of the housing. This telescopic feeder mechanism iscomposed of two parts—a base and a top feeder. At their rear parts thebodies of the base and the top feeder are finished with arched surfacesconcentric with the rear wall's arc of the magazine, respectively withthe rear rib. By moving between the base and the top feeder, the leadingis fulfilled on these arched surfaces. On the outer side of the archedsurface of the top feeder is located a convex arc, in which is carved agroove. Into this groove gets the rear rib of the rear wall. This grooveis concentric to the radius of the rear rib. The arched surface of thebase is constructed in the form of a wide groove whose width is equal tothe width of the arched surface of the top feeder, which is housed inthe base and the ends of the groove are formed as a rib, also concentricwith each other and with the rear wall. All arcs of contacting parts arealso concentric to the radius of the rear rib, respectively, the rearwall of the body. In the middle of their front parts, the base and thetop feeder are cut by grooves on which the telescopic feeder mechanismis leaded to the front rib of the front wall of the housing. All archedsurfaces at the rear and at the front wall of the housing and these ofthe telescopic feeder mechanism are concentric.

A spring is implemented in the housing. The spring is fixed at its lowerend, and at the top it is fixed to the telescopic feeder mechanism.Between the base and the top feeder is also restrained a spring.

The advantage of the invention consists in the creation of concentricribs on the front and the rear wall of the magazine, disposed in thesame plane and located at the front and at the rear inner surfaces ofthe housing, in which the telescopic feeder mechanism is leaded. The twoparts of this mechanism contain mutually leading to each other andtogether to the ribs on the all surfaces, described by concentric arcs.So the described magazine allows flawlessly removing of the ammunitionduring firing without a hitch. The use is easy and hassle-free.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 depicts a cross-sectional view of the magazine for ammunition forautomatic weapons.

FIG. 2 shows a telescopic feeder mechanism with its main parts—the baseand the top feeder.

FIG. 3 represents the base and the top feeder of the telescopic feedermechanism with a view to the arched surfaces which accomplish theleading by firing.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

This is a magazine for ammunition for semi-automatic and automaticweapons like AK47s, AK 74 AR-15 M-16 caliber 7,62×39; 5,45×39 and5,56×45. The magazine comprises: a housing (1) composed of two flatwalls which are sealed by two concentric to each other walls—a frontwall (2) and a rear wall (3). On the inner side of the front and therear walls (2) and (3), concentric to them, are situated a front rib (4)and a rear rib (5). Between the ribs (4) and (5) is set a telescopicfeeder mechanism (6). This telescopic feeder mechanism (6) is composedof a base (7) and a top feeder (8). In the back of the base (7) and thetop feeder (8) are shaped arched surfaces (7′) and (8′), which areconcentric with the rear rib (5). Along the arched surface (8′) iswrought a groove (9), concentric of the rear rib (5), respectively ofthe rear wall (3). On the arched surface (7′) is formed a groove (10)with a width equal to the width of the arched surface (8′), which iscontained in this groove. It (10) ends at the both sides with a rib(10′). The rear rib (5) enters the groove (9). The arced surface (8′) islocated in the groove (10). On their fronts, the base (7) and the topfeeder (8) are cut by grooves (11) and (12). Between the telescopicfeeder mechanism (6) and the bottom of the housing (1) is fixed a spring(13) and between the base (7) and the top feeder (8)—another spring(14).

The magazine acts as follows: The ammunition is arranged in the housing(1) through the top feeder (8), so each new cartridge pushes theprevious to the bottom, in which a spring (14) is shrinking. By thisaction the arched surface (8′) is leaded through the groove (10). Inthis moment the ammunitions are arranged two in a row. When the topfeeder (8) touches the base (7), a spring (13) begins to shrink and thetelescopic feeder mechanism (6) moves on the concentric trajectories ofthe arcs of the front rib (4) through grooves (11) and (12), through arib (10′) contacting on the rear wall (3), and through a groove (9),which is moving along the rear rib (5). All these parts serve as guides.The telescopic feeder mechanism (6) is moving to the bottom of thehousing (1) and the ammunitions therein are already arranged in the fourrows, up to the complete filling of the magazine with 60 to 100cartridges, depending on the caliber.

In the reverse order, the movement of the telescopic feeder mechanism(6) in the housing (1) is performed on the front and the rear rib (4)and (5). At their front parts to the wall (2), the base (7) and the topfeeder (8) are moving on the front rib (4) via grooves (11) and (12). Atits rear side the telescopic feeder mechanism (6) contacts to the wall(3) through a rib (10′) and in the rear rib (5) through the groove (9),cut into the top feeder (8). During its moving upward the telescopicfeeder mechanism (6) describes again a trajectory on arc, concentricwith the arc of the rear rib (5), respectively to the rear wall (3).

USE OF THE INVENTION

This magazine can be used for assembling of automatic and semi-automaticweapons such as AK47s, AK 74 AR-15 M-16, with gauges 7,62×39; 5,45×39and 5,56×45.

-   Literature: Russian patent No RU No 2158890 “Shop STRELKOVOGO    ORUZHIYA.”-   U.S. Ser. No. 13/071,990 “HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE WITH MULTIPLE    SPRINGS”

1. An ammunition magazine for automatic weapons consisting of a housing, the upper end of which is narrowed and is composed of four closed walls, a telescopic feeder mechanism is placed in between. This telescopic feeder mechanism is composed of a base and a top feeder with a spring inserted between them and is driven by a spring snap between the feeder mechanism and the bottom of the housing, characterized in that the front wall (2) and rear wall (3) of the housing (1) are formed in an arc with a certain radius, which is concentric to each other. On them, in the interior of the housing (1), are attached the front rib (4) and a rear rib (5) in the shape of concentric arcs of the adjacent sides, which are arranged in the same plane. In the housing (1) is housed a telescopic feeder mechanism (6), which moves on the front rib (4) through the grooves (11) and (12), located on the front of the base (7) and the top feeder (8), on the rear rib (5) via a groove (9) and on the rear wall (3) by the rib (10′), located on the backside of the base (7) and the top feeder (8). The rear parts of the body of the base (7) and the top feeder (8) end with arched surfaces, respectively (7′) and (8′), whose forms are also described by arcs, concentric to the rear wall (3), respectively to the rear rib (5) representing the trajectory of moving. On the outside of the top feeder (8) is attached a convex arc, in which is carved a groove (9) also concentric to the arc of the rear rib (5), in which groove it falls. The arched surface (7′) is constructed in the form of a wide groove (10) whose width is equal to the width of the arched surface (8′). In this groove (10) is located the arched surface (8′). The edges of the groove (10) are ending in the form of the rib (10′).
 2. An ammunition magazine for automatic weapons according to claim 1, characterized in that the front rib (4) and the rear rib (5), mounted on the front wall (2) and the rear wall (3) of the housing (1), are arranged in different planes, offset relative to one another, according to the width of the walls (2) and (3). 